vinyl siding on a house

[kb1965]

I am building an 8x12 house and am using vinyl siding on the outside. For the ones that have used vinyl do you nail it directly onto the studs without anything backing it or did you cover the sidewalls first with something like 1/4" plywood?

Thanks, Kevin

[woodman]

Nail it directly to the 2x2's. Mine has held up for 10 years, it also makes it lighter!

[fishfearme]

I wouldn't use anything thinner than 7/16 osb. Wrap the house in tyvek then nail the siding on.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

It depends on what your sheeting is on the inside, you have to have some sort of structure that will keep it rigid. I would never fasten the siding directly to the studs I would put AT LEAST a piece of 3/8" OSB on the outside and Tyvek wrapping. I would also use screws and glue for fastening the sheeting.

[rocki]

i used screws instead of nails, worked much better! vinyl is great , just have to be a little more careful with it!

[Shack]

What lake are you putting it out on? I would think a lake like Mille Lacs or Red, I would be worried about it flying off in a heavy wind snow storm (with out any osb behind siding). I would nail the heck out of it and screw/washer every once and awhile. I think I have 1/4" ply behind my vinyl.

Good luck!